The Independence Bowl has a knack for choosing great opponents. Whether it is Mississippi State and Texas A&M reverting to the single wing in a surprise blizzard or the Seneca Wallace-led Iowa State Cyclones missing wide on a 47-yard field goal that would have beat a down Crimson Tide, post Stallings, Shreveport has a tradition of hard-fought, meaningful games.
This year they paired college football's option powerhouses: the Air Force Falcons and a nest of yellow jackets. Both schools have demanding academic standards that make most FBS players ineligible, but compensate by running a disciplined offense that requires critical decisions by players. Most FBS schools prefer offenses that put the thinking on the sideline and upstairs in the press box, where coaches surround themselves with paper, charts and laptops. Schools with smart players run the triple option.
Georgia Tech and Air Force also play stout defense. That takes smarts too. A late interception near their own end zone gave the Falcons a 14-7 win over the toughest batch of nerds in the South.
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